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UPDATED: Sheldon Cooper beat the NFL Thursday night. He did it both locally and nationally. "The Big Bang Theory" pulled in 221,482 viewers to top the Central Florida ratings. The episode, one of the CBS sitcom's funniest this season, offered Christine Baranski as Leonard's mom and Laurie Metcalf as Sheldon's mom. "Big Bang" delivers its season finale next week. The NFL Draft played over ESPN, where 116,913 watched, and NFL Network, where 41,837 tuned in. The total audience of 158,750 topped everything else in prime time. In the 18-to-49 age group, the draft coverage on ESPN ranked first for the night, followed by "The Big Bang Theory." FSU...

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